{"id":171156,"date":"2025-08-24T07:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/171156\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T07:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:24:13","slug":"drone-show-over-east-river-in-nyc-photos-and-videos-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/171156\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone show over East River in NYC? Photos and videos surface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Updated on: Aug 24, 2025 07:23 am IST <\/p>\n<p>    An apparent drone show lit up the sky over the East River in New York City on Saturday night. Photos and videos of the display have surfaced.     <\/p>\n<p>An apparent drone show lit up the night sky over the East River in New York City on Saturday, catching residents and tourists by surprise. The unexpected aerial display drew attention from onlookers along the waterfront, with many sharing videos and photos on social media.<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/photo-1642266119404-3bcf85d2f8bb_1755996855183_1755996873506.jpg\" alt=\"An apparent drone show lit up the sky over the East River in New York City.(UnSplash)\" title=\"An apparent drone show lit up the sky over the East River in New York City.(UnSplash)\"\/>   An apparent drone show lit up the sky over the East River in New York City.(UnSplash)    <\/p>\n<p>While the event was unannounced, several witnesses described it as \u201cbasketball-themed.\u201d Some speculated that it may have been tied to a marketing campaign, possibly related to Air Jordan, the iconic brand linked to basketball legend Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote, \u201cNever seen a drone show before this is pretty sick. Just came here for dinner had no idea this would be going on. Looks like it\u2019s for Air Jordan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cDrones flying over <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\/new-york-city-brooklyn-shooting-taste-of-the-city-lounge-dead-injured-101755429009738.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"New York City\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third person commented, \u201cThere\u2019s some kind of basketball themed drone show over the harbor in NYC right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday morning, no official statement has been released regarding the organizer or purpose behind the show.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\/nypd-car-moving-at-just-10-miles-per-hour-runs-over-man-near-billie-jean-king-national-tennis-center-in-nyc-101755993545155.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"NYPD car moving at just 10 miles per hour runs over man near Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in NYC\" rel=\"noopener\">NYPD car moving at just 10 miles per hour runs over man near Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in NYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\/nyc-explosion-today-what-caused-the-manhattan-upper-east-side-fire-videos-surface-101755273715686.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"NYC &#039;explosion&#039;: What caused the Manhattan Upper East Side fire? 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